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Stories for 3 July 2006

Business

Today's local share prices

AEA Technology 101.5 BMW 2675 Electrocomponents 232 Isoft Group 72 Oxford Bio 24.5 Oxford Instruments 211 Reed Elsevier 543.5 RM 163 RPS 215.25 Torex Retail 64.5  more...

Today's local share prices

AEA Technology 101.5 BMW 2675 Electrocomponents 232 Isoft Group 72 Oxford Bio 24.5 Oxford Instruments 211 Reed Elsevier 543.5 RM 163 RPS 215.25 Torex Retail 64.5   more...

Local share prices

The closing prices of local shares on Monday, July 3, were: AEA Tech 103 BMW 2697 Electrocom 231.5 Isoft Group 71.75 Oxford Bio 24.75 Oxford Inst 211 Reed Elsevier 544.5 RM 160 RPS 213 Torex Retail 63  more...

Columns

American Graffiti: July 3

I had been living in Oxford only a few months when I received a curious flyer in my mailbox.  more...

American Graffiti: July 3

I had been living in Oxford only a few months when I received a curious flyer in my mailbox.  more...

Cricket

CRICKET: Oxford lose it at the death

It may have been top against bottom, but Oxford came desperately close to beating leaders High Wycombe on their own ground on Saturday.  more...

CRICKET: McLean boosts Henley

A century by John McLean gave Henley a seven-wicket victory over West Herts and kept them in touch with the leaders.  more...

CRICKET: Spin duo star for Banbury

Spin twins Jimmy Phillips and Luke Ryan (pictured) came within an ace of bowling Banbury to victory at home to Reading on Saturday.  more...

CRICKET: Tauqeer sees off his old pals

Kidlington picked up their third consecutive victory with a five-wicket success over Bicester & North Oxford on Saturday to leave their derby rivals well adrift at the bottom of the table.  more...

CRICKET: Thame's 334-7 not enough!

HCL left hand page OM july 3 CRICKET HOME COUNTIES PREMIER LEAGUE Thame Town were involved in remarkably high-scoring game at Wokingham and could scarcely believe it as they crashed to an eight-wicket defeat.  more...

CRICKET: Terrific Trinder takes 8-8

Darren Trinder returned extraordinary figures of 8-8 as Oxford Rescue 2nd thrashed Hanney 2nd by 150 runs in Division 10.  more...

CRICKET: Tetsworth fall to Prosper ton

Dave Prosper scored a glorious 110 as Oxford Caribbean inflicted Tetsworth's first defeat of the season in Division 1 on Saturday.  more...

Didcot News

Teenager raped in park ordeal

A teenager was raped and assaulted by four men during a "horrendous attack" in a public park.  more...

Editorial Comment

A dip is just not worth it

As the temperature rises, it is tempting for youngsters to take a dip in the river to cool down.  more...

Headlines

READ IN THE GAZETTE ON WEDNESDAY:

TWO-PAGE SPECIAL: MARRIOTTS CLOSE PLANS' DETAILS . . .  more...

Letters

Why surgeons aren't needed

It might be of interest to Simon Cole, one of the two surgeons being made redundant at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford (Oxford Mail, June 27), that the reduced capacity for, among other operations, hernia repairs might well have something to do with the following.  more...

Shop devastation

I am a long-time customer of Figments shop in Witney and was devastated when I heard the news about the fire which spread through to this lovely shop.  more...

Memory Lane

Val recalls day she toddled off for adventure

Val Faulkner has never lived down the day she was reported missing.  more...

Fears after murder of city widow

Panic set in when widow Annie Kempson was found murdered at her home in Oxford, writes Lucy Taylor.  more...

Motorsport

Schumacher celebrates closing title gap

Michael Schumacher revelled in his "beautiful" day after breaking Fernando Alonso's stranglehold on the season with victory in the United States Grand Prix.  more...

News

Warnings over drugs on the web

OXFORDSHIRE trading standards officers have warned people they could end up with harmful fakes if they try to buy prescription drugs over the Internet.  more...

New fear over measles

MEASLES is back in Oxfordshire and with a sixfold increase this year.  more...

Heart girl's charity backing

HOLE-in-the-heart girl Nicole Wareing has launched a charity event that will raise money for an organisation that helped save her life.  more...

Youth shake-up

A NEW way of providing youth services has been agreed by Northamptonshire County Council.  more...

Geen probe under way

AN EXTERNAL review into the actions of killer nurse Benjamin Geen is expected to be completed by September.  more...

Woman uses Tai Chi to fight disease

A WOMAN with an incurable lung disease will demonstrate how she uses Chinese relaxation exercises to stay fit.  more...

Soccer joy for pupils

PUPILS who were cheated out of World Cup tickets are returning to Germany thanks to the intervention of PM Tony Blair.  more...

Blood plea to fans

WORLD Cup fever could see blood donations in Oxfordshire fall by 17 per cent.  more...

Strip club to open

A FORMER nightspot in Banbury is to become Oxfordshire's first full-time strip club.  more...

Councillor tells of report that could 'preserve paediatric services'

HEALTH managers in Oxfordshire have been accused of "hiding" a report that suggests ways of preserving paediatric services at the Horton Hospital, Banbury.  more...

Oxford News

Watch out: deep water

This picture highlights the frightening hidden dangers that lurk beneath the surface of the rivers and waterways of Oxfordshire.  more...

Fans suffer another penalty nightmare

Where once stood thousands of English fans proudly waving St George's flags lay a sea of crushed plastic beer glasses along with any dreams of World Cup glory this summer.  more...

Music fans flock to Blenheim concerts

Thousands of music lovers descended on Blenheim Palace over the weekend for three nights of live entertainment in glorious surroundings.  more...

Ambulance worker suffered cancelled op agony

An ambulance worker whose hernia operation was postponed after a six-hour wait has condemned the sacking of a surgeon at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital.  more...

£6,000 bill could shut centre for second time

A community resource centre may be forced to close by the same council that helps pay for its running.  more...

Sun, food and music pulls crowds

More than 20,000 people chilled out in blazing sunshine at yesterday's Cowley Road Carnival.  more...

Sports leap into first place

Pupils and staff wore themselves out by trying out a number of different ways to get healthy and keep fit last week.  more...

Event honours master artist

A clutch of Oxfordshire artists are preparing to follow in the famous footsteps of Rembrandt, as part of Oxford's 60-year link with the Dutch city of Leiden.  more...

Top conductor offers singing tips

Singers who want to hit the right notes will be put through their paces by a man who transformed a group of amateurs into a choir which performed to thousands.  more...

Results

CRICKET: Results from Saturday, July 1

Division 1 Shipton-under-Wychwood 223-6 (S Bates 87, T Foster 3-87), Aston Rowant 224-4 (A Hicks 110, T Morgan 57, D Morris 3-100).  more...

Results And Fixtures

CRICKET: OCA League Results Check

Airey Cup Quarter-finals Great Horwood 332-4 (M McStraw 140no, S Willet 51, S Parker 35, N Hogston 32), Oxford Caribbean 264 (E Howard 81, G Stevens 43, B Barrett 40, R Mills 31, A Blenheim 30, N Hogston 4-41).  more...

WEEKEND RESULTS CHECK

nPOWER VILLAGE CUP 1st national round Oxford Downs 257-3 (40 ovs, I Caunce 100, C Sandbach 69, D Lee 54no), Bronwydd 214-8 (40 ovs, M Jenkins 73, W Mitchell 52, S Roberts 3-39.  more...

WEEKEND RESULTS CHECK

nPOWER VILLAGE CUP 1st national round Oxford Downs 257-3 (40 ovs, I Caunce 100, C Sandbach 69, D Lee 54no), Bronwydd 214-8 (40 ovs, M Jenkins 73, W Mitchell 52, S Roberts 3-39.  more...

Share Prices

Today's local share prices

AEA Technology 101.5 BMW 2675 Electrocomponents 232 Isoft Group 72 Oxford Bio 24.5 Oxford Instruments 211 Reed Elsevier 543.5 RM 163 RPS 215.25 Torex Retail 64.5   more...

Local share prices

The local share prices at close of business on Monday, July 3, were: AEA Tech 103 BMW 2697 Electrocom 231.5 Isoft Group 71.75 Oxford Bio 24.75 Oxford Inst 211 Reed Elsevier 544.5 RM 160 RPS 213 Torex Retail 63  more...

Sport

Solberg signs up

FORMER World Rally Champion Petter Solberg has signed a deal to drive for Banbury's Subaru World Rally Team until at least 2009.  more...

Witney News

Farmer finishes epic tractor charity drive

A farmer has chugged his way from John O'Groats to Lands End on a tractor.  more...

  
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